White Asian Trillium (Trillium camschatcense) 白花延齡草or吉林延齡草

White Asian Trillium (Trillium camschatcense) 白花延齡草or吉林延齡草

White Asian Trillium (Trillium camschatcense) seed gerninatinme in about 4 months. 白花延齡草or吉林延齡草的種子約4個月發芽.

Cold hardy perennial.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in partial shade to full shade location in moist soil.  Slightly fragrant white flowers in spring. USDA Zones:5-8.  Mature size:10″-2′(H) X 8″(W).  Propagate by seeds, rhizomes, offsets or division.   Excellent in woodland garden.

耐寒強健的多年生草花.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在半日照到全蔭處的濕潤土壤.  春天開有淡香的白色花朵.  耐寒但不甚耐熱.  繁殖以種子,地下根莖,側芽或分株的方式來進行.  很適合林地型花園.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium_camschatcense                http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027980            http://www.rainyside.com/plant_gallery/perennials/Trillium_camschatcense.html    http://www.amjbot.org/content/98/2/215.full                     http://www.naturelib.net/node/695

Thornless Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ‘Joan J’ ) 高性無刺覆盆子

Thornless Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ‘Joan J’ ) 高性無刺覆盆子

Thornless Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ‘Joan J’ ) plant. 高性無刺覆盆子的扦插苗.

Cold hardy thornless shrub with delicious berries! Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun to partial shade location.  Small white flowers in spring.  Large red berries in summer.  USDA Zones:3-9.  Mature size:4′-6′(H) X 3′-4′(W).  Propagate by cuttings, offsets or division.

耐寒的無刺灌木結好吃的莓果!  容易栽種. 最好栽種在全日照到半日照處.  白色小花春天開放,夏天莓果成熟轉紅. 極耐寒也耐熱.  成熟株高4-6呎,寬幅3-4呎.  繁殖方式以扦插,側芽或分株的方式來進行.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/180648/#b                https://www.starkbros.com/products/berry-plants/raspberry-plants/joan-j-primocane-red-raspberry

Fragrant pear/Xinjiang pear (Pyrus X sinkiangensis)新疆香梨

Fragrant pear/Xinjiang pear (Pyrus X sinkiangensis)新疆香梨

Fragrant pear/Xinjiang pear (Pyrus X sinkiangensis)新疆香梨

Fragrant pear/Xinjiang pear (Pyrus X sinkiangensis) “female" pear. 新疆香梨雌梨.

Fragrant pear/Xinjiang pear (Pyrus X sinkiangensis) seeds. 新疆香梨的飽滿優質種子.

 

Fragrant pear/Xinjiang pear (Pyrus X sinkiangensis) seeds germinate quickly. 新疆香梨的種子很快就發芽長出.

Nice small pears!  Smaller than other type of pears but fragrant once it is ripe, crispy, sweet and juicy!  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location.  White flowers in spring.  Flowers attract bees, butterflies and birds.  Fruit from green ripe to yellow.  “Female" pears are nicer than “male" pears — “female" pears with deeper bottom, “male" pears are flatter or even pointier on the bottom.  USDA Zones:  Mature size:6-9.  Propagate by seeds, cuttings, grafting or air layering.

又叫庫爾勒香梨,又簡稱為香梨.  蠻好吃的小梨子!  比一般梨的個頭小些但成熟時甜果香很明顯且甜脆多汁!  容易栽種.  最好栽種於溫帶高低溫差較明顯的氣候區的全日照處.  春開白色花朵.  花朵頗吸引蜂蝶鳥類採蜜.  果實成熟時由綠轉黃.  挑選梨時它的梨有雌梨雄梨的分別,雌梨稍為好吃一些.–雌梨的底部凹陷較深,雄梨平或略凸.   耐寒性不錯,耐熱性不明. 繁殖以種子,扦插,嫁接或高壓等方式來進行.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrus_%C3%97_sinkiangensis
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86%E6%A2%A8
http://baike.baidu.com/view/154851.htm
http://huaxuanyuan.com/html/renguolei/440.html                   http://www.kelxl.com/1377.html/

Doll’s-eyes/White Baneberry(Actaea pachypoda)娃娃眼

Doll’s-eyes/White Baneberry(Actaea pachypoda)娃娃眼

Doll’s-eyes/White Baneberry foliage and fall fruit.(Actaea pachypoda)娃娃眼葉片及秋天的果實.

Doll’s-eyes/White Baneberry fall fruit.(Actaea pachypoda)娃娃眼秋天的果實.

Beware, super toxic perennial!  Its berries is the most toxic part of the plant.  It can lead to cardiac arrest and death if ingested the berries.  White flowers in spring.   Flower see the Wikimedia link below.  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Actaea_pachypoda05.jpg

Late summer fruit ripe to be white berries.  Even though berries are toxic to human but birds are fine to eat the berries as food.  It prefers full sun to partial shade location in clay soil.  Propagate by seeds or dividing plant in spring.  Mature size:1′-2′(H) x 1′-2′(W).   USDA Zones:3-9.

小心,有劇毒的多年生草花!  它的白色果實是最毒的部位.  誤食會造成心跳停止而死亡. 但其毒性對鳥類是免疫的,所以果實會被鳥類所食用.  它喜全日照到半日照處的黏性土壤. 春天開白色精緻的小花串.  花見以下連結:  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Actaea_pachypoda05.jpg

非常強健耐寒. 為北美野生的多年生草花.  成熟植株約1-2呎高及寬幅.  繁殖以種子或初春分株.

Purple Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’) 紫葉風箱果

Purple Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’) 紫葉風箱果

Purple Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’) white flowers in spring. 紫葉風箱果春天的花

Purple Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’) fall colour is brighter.紫葉風箱果秋色

Very hardy deciduous shrub and good with its foliage and texture.   Very easy to grow in full sun to partial shade location.   White flowers in spring.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.   Toxic if ingested.   Fall colour is brighter red.   Mature size:4′-6′(H) X 4′-6′(W).  Whish is excellent for small to medium garden.  USDA Zones:2-8.   Propagate by soft wood cuttings.

風箱果屬的落葉灌木.  原生於北美,非常強健耐寒.  非常容易栽種在全日照到半日照的環境.  春天開頂生的白色花球.  花為頗吸引蜂蝶的蜜源.   平常葉色紫黑或紫紅色,秋色變紅帶紫.  全株有毒不可食.   成熟株高4-6呎,寬幅為4-6呎,很適合用於中小型花園.   多用新枝來扦插繁殖.

American cranberry bush (Viburnum trilobum) 莢蒾屬酸果蔓灌木

American cranberry bush (Viburnum trilobum) 莢蒾屬酸果蔓灌木

American cranberry bush (Viburnum trilobum) 莢蒾屬酸果蔓灌木

American cranberry bush (Viburnum trilobum) 莢蒾屬酸果蔓灌木

Very cold hardy large shrub or small tree.   Prefers growing in full sun to partial shade location.  White flowers in spring and follow the red berries in fall.   Flowers attract bees and butterflies and fruit attract birds.   Red berries is also edible for human but sour.  Some people use fruit to cook with meat.  Fall foliage is brilliant red!   USDA Zones: 3-7.  Mature size:15′-20′(H) X 12′-15′(W).  It is a very good plant for fall and winter colour!

一種莢蒾屬灌木,也有人稱為酸果蔓灌木或小紅莓.  春天開白色小花於末梢聚生頗吸引蜂蝶.  夏末到秋季果葉均紅,非常紅豔美麗. 果實吸引鳥類爭食.   人也可食用其果實,味酸,多用於烹調與肉同煮.  最好栽種在全日照或半日照處.  很耐寒,容易栽種.  成熟株高可達15-20呎高,寬幅約12-15呎.  秋冬的觀賞價值極高.

Withch Alder (Fothergilla gardenia) 巫榿木

Witch-alder (Fothergilla gardenii) 巫榿木

Withch Alder (Fothergilla gardenia) flowering in spring 春天開花的巫榿木

Withch Alder (Fothergilla gardenia) beautiful orange red fall colour 巫榿木秋色由綠轉橘紅

Very hardy and easy to grow in full sun to partial shade location.   Fragrant white fuzzy flowers in spring.   Stunning orange red fall colour!    USDA Zones:4-8.  Mature size:6′-10′(H) X 5′-10′(W).   It is a shrub requires very low maintenance.  🙂   Propagate by soft wood cuttings.

非常強健容易栽種的灌木.  適合種植在全日照到半日照處.  春天開絮狀白色的香花.  秋色轉橘紅或紫紅很美豔.   耐寒.  成熟株高約6-10呎,寬幅約5-10呎.  是屬於不太需要庭園維護的灌木.  🙂  主要用嫩枝來扦插繁殖.

 

 

Fringe Tree (Linociera) 李欖

Fringe Tree (Linociera) 李欖

Fringe Tree (Linociera) 李欖

Fringe Tree (Linociera) 李欖

Fringe Tree (Linociera) 李欖

 

Hardy small flowering tree or shrub.  Easy to grow in full sun or partial shade location in well drained soil.  It is suitable for small garden.  Many white, very fragrant flowers bloom in spring but only American fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)flowers with fragrance not the Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus).  Female plant with fruit when pollinated by male plant. Fruit ripe in fall from green turn purple-black, usually enjoyed by birds and other wildlife.  The plant is either male or female, rarely same tree with both. Fruit is edible when pickled as olives. Young leaves can be picked and used as tea leaves for drinks. Fruit with seeds which have high oil content, can be used for oil press. Mature size:12′-20′(H/W). USDA Zones: 4-9. Propagate by seeds, grafting (on Ash)or layering. Medicinal.

李欖是春天開白色香花的小型樹或灌木.  強健易栽種,全日照或半日照,土壤排水要佳.  很適合小型花園. 春開白色流蘇般細長花瓣的香花,但流蘇樹只有北美的流蘇樹的花有香味,中國流蘇樹的花是無香味的. 流蘇樹通常是雌雄異株,很少是雌雄同株的. 雌樹開花授粉後結的果實會由綠於秋天時成熟轉紫黑色. 果實通常被鳥類及其他野生動物享用. 但是人也可以食用,通常當作橄欖醃漬後食用.嫩葉可採收後當作茶葉用來泡茶. 果實含子的含油量高可以用來榨油. 成熟株高/寬幅為12-20呎. 非常耐寒也還算耐熱. 繁殖方式多以種子,嫁接(以梣樹當砧木)也可以壓條的方式來進行. 藥用.

Reference links:參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionanthus_virginicus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionanthus_retusus
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/流蘇樹
http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/c/chionanthus-virginicus=fringe-tree.php
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1654/
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/75132/

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis）血根草

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis）血根草

Bloodroot(Sanguinaria Canadensis) 血根草

Bloodroot(Sanguinaria Canadensis) 血根草

Bloodroot is native perennial to eastern North America. In bloodroot, its juice is red and poisonous.
罌粟科血根草屬的多年生草本植物，原產於北美洲.根狀莖破損時會流出似血的紅色汁液故稱為血根草. 有毒.